updated 06/23/10

Cape Elizabeth voters on June 8 validated a $20.7 million school budget for 2010-2011, with 2,584 voting for the budget and 1,072 voting against. Two advisory questions accompanying the validation question showed most of those who answered, 1772, believed the amount of spending was acceptable, followed closely by the 1,216 who said they thought the budget too high. Voters were more decisive on whether the school budget validation process should continue, with 2,680 saying Cape Elizabeth should hold school budget validation's for the next three years.

The school budget, up 3.4 percent from this year's $20 million school spending plan, carries with it a 34-cent increase to the $12.54 tax rate for school services, an increase of 2.4 percent.

The school budget was part of an overall $31.4 million general fund budget the council adopted May 25, which includes municipal, school, county and Community Services. The overall tax-rate increase included in the adopted budgets is 1.8 percent, up 31 cents over the current rate of $17.54. (Click here for budget summary)

Please see links below for more information, budget summaries and details:

• Information on Budget 2009-2010
• School Board 2010-11 Budget Schedule
• Town Council Finance Committee 2010-11 Meeting Schedule
  
• Web site articles
• Cumberland County 2011 Assessment (pdf)

Documents on overall 2011 budget (Adobe's Acrobat Reader is required )

• Budget summaries and tax impact for town, school, county and Community Services (as adopted by Town Council May 25, 2011, subject to school budget validation)
• Proposed tax impact for town, school, county and Community Services (as of 04/20/10)
• Proposed tax impact for town, school, county and Community Services (as of 04/06/10

School Budget workshop videos

Town Council videos (Adobe Flash player 10 required)

• Budget hearing May 24, 2010
• Budget adoption meeting May 25, 2010

School Budget documents

• School Department Budget Web site
• School/Community Services Budget Presentation to Finance Committee, May 6, 2010 workshop (05/08/10)
• Download presentation PowerPoint version
• Download presentation PDF version (without slide notes)
• Superintendent's Budget Presentation to School Board (03/09/10)
• Budget Proposal 'At a Glance' (03/09/10)

Community Services Budget Documents

• Community Services Budget Overview (04/23/10)
• Community Services Budget Detail - PDF | Excel

Town Budget documents (Adobe's Acrobat Reader is required )

• Tax impact summary (03/16/10)
• Revenues (January 2010)
• Municipal budget proposal for FY 2011 (revised 03/16/10)
• Finance Committee changes (03/15/10)
• Municipal budget proposal for FY 2011 (02/23/10, pdf - 2.4 MB)

Town Council Finance Committee meeting notes (For informational purposes. Adobe's Acrobat Reader is required )

• March 11, 2010

Ad Hoc Curtailment Committee documents (Adobe's Acrobat Reader is required )

• Curtailment feedback from Dec. 8, 2009 workshop (with analysis and background data presented by School Board Jan. 12, 2010)
• Curtailment feedback from Dec. 8, 2009 workshop (categorized) (12/29/09)
• Curtailment feedback from Dec. 8, 2009 workshop (12/11/09)
• Thank-you letter to community (12/11/09)
• State Funding as Percentage of Budget History (12/10/09)
• Agenda for 12/08/09 Community Workshop
• Possible Funding Options (12/08/09)
• Outlook on 2010-2011 Budget (12/08/09)
• Areas of Efficiency (12/08/09)
• Goals of Curtailment Workshop (12/08/09)
• School Board Letter to Community (12/07/09)
• Committee Charge and Membership (12/01/09)
  

School Board Budget Schedule (as of 04/01/10)

Ad Hoc Curtailment Committee Community Workshop, 7-8:30 a.m., High School cafeteria	December 8, 2009
Curtailment Committee, 7 p.m, William H. Jordan Conference Room, Town Hall	December 22, 2009
Curtailment Committee, 7 p.m, Community Center, 343 Ocean House Road	January 5, 2010 (canceled)
Curtailment Committee report due to School Board	January 15, 2010
School Board, Town Council chairs to meet to discuss budget schedule	February 3, 2010, 7:30 a.m., Superintendent's Office, Town Hall
School Board workshop to give direction to superintendent regarding 2010-2011 budget	Tuesday, Feb. 23, High School Library. Finance Committee 6:30 p.m., School Board workshop 7 p.m.
Superintendent’s Budget document to School Board (Copy for public on web site.)	Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Regular School Board Meeting w/ Superintendent’s Budget overview	Tuesday, March 9, 2010
School Board Workshop and Public Hearing on Budget  7 p.m. CEHS Library  Will be videotaped	Monday, March 15, 2010
School Board Workshop and Public Hearing on Budget  7 p.m. CEHS Library   Will be videotaped	Thursday, March 18, 2010
School Board Finance Committee 6:30 p.m. & Budget Workshop 6:45 p.m.	Tuesday, March 23, 2010 (Guidance curriculum workshop rescheduled to April 27)
School Board Budget Workshop 7 p.m.	Thursday, March 25, 2010 (added 3/24/10)
School Board Public Budget Meeting	Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - High School cafeteria (rescheduled from March 30)
School Board Budget Workshop 7 p.m.	Monday, April 5, 2010, Town Hall chamber (added 4/1/10)
Regular School Board Meeting, includes budget adoption (vote)	Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Town Council/Finance Committee meeting schedule (as of 02/11/10)